Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,007,141

Total expenses

$755,478

Contributions and grants received

$1,006,888

Grants paid

$314,833

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$2

Other revenue

$251

Total assets, end of year

$956,234

Total liabilities, end of year

$24,900

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$931,334

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$637,615

Management and general expenses

$69,030

Fundraising expenses

$48,833

Program service expenses (Part III)

$637,615

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• THE SAN DIEGO SENIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SDSCF) IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS. THIS YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES AND FORGED NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY SENIOR IN SAN DIEGO FEELS SUPPORTED, VALUED, AND CONNECTED.EMPOWERING SENIOR CENTERS:OUR CORNERSTONE INITIATIVE, THE EMPOWER SAN DIEGO SENIOR CENTER CAMPAIGN, CONTINUES TO BE A PRIMARY FOCUS. IN 2024, WE SUPPORTED EVEN MORE UNDERFUNDED, UNDERSTAFFED, AND UNDER-RESOURCED SENIOR CENTERS. BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL GRANTS, WE HELP THESE CENTERS EXPAND THEIR PROGRAM OFFERINGS, FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILDING CAPACITY. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE VIBRANT HUBS OF ACTIVITY AND SUPPORT WHERE SENIORS CAN THRIVE. THIS YEAR, WE WILL INTENSIFY OUR EFFORTS TO INTEGRATE THE SENIOR CENTER MASTER PLAN WITHIN SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. OUR VISION IS FOR EVERY SENIOR CENTER IN SAN DIEGO TO BE A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR OLDER ADULTS.NO SENIOR ALONE CAMPAIGN:OUR NO SENIOR ALONE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A HEARTWARMING SUCCESS. THIS YEAR, WE SENT CLOSE TO 1,000 SENIORS TO THE SAN DIEGO SAFARI PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDED A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR MANY OLDER ADULTS, COMBATING ISOLATION AND BRINGING JOY TO THEIR LIVES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING SUCH EFFORTS, ENSURING THAT EVERY SENIOR HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. LOOKING FORWARD, OUR NO SENIOR ALONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS CAMPAIGN WILL ENSURE THAT OVER 8,000 SENIORS AT 28 DIFFERENT SENIOR CENTERS ACROSS SAN DIEGO WILL NOT BE ALONE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND COLLABORATION:OUR INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO SENIOR CARE IS BEING RECOGNIZED ON A NATIONAL SCALE. WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM WELLS FARGO, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE FBI TO HOLD ELDER FRAUD PREVENTION SEMINARS TAUGHT BY REAL FBI AGENTS. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN EDUCATING OVER 1,000 SENIORS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FRAUD. OUR PARTNER AGENCY, FBISDCAA, RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK, HIGHLIGHTING THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE'VE MADE IN PROTECTING AND EMPOWERING SENIORS.INTERGENERATIONAL GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAMS:IN 2024, INTERGENERATIONAL GRANTMAKING FUNDED THE FIRST GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDKIDS RETREAT IN COLLABORATION WITH SAY SAN DIEGO, PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO THESE FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ITZKOWICH FUNDACION TO BRING MORE INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO SAN DIEGO. THESE INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN BONDS ACROSS GENERATIONS AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF BOTH YOUNG AND OLD.SDSCF IS THE ONLY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN THE COUNTRY FOCUSED SOLELY ON SENIORS. WITH LESS THAN 2% OF CHARITABLE DOLLARS DIRECTED TOWARDS SENIORS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THIS GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC. OUR WORK IS NOT ONLY ABOUT PROVIDING IMMEDIATE AID BUT ALSO ABOUT CREATING A LASTING LEGACY OF CARE AND SUPPORT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AT SDSCF, WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY SENIOR DESERVES A LIFE FILLED WITH DIGNITY, PURPOSE, AND JOY. AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN 2024, WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE RESILIENCE AND SPIRIT OF THE OLDER ADULTS WE SERVE. TOGETHER, WE CAN BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR SENIORS IN SAN DIEGO, ONE WHERE THEY ARE TRULY EMPOWERED AND CONNECTED.

  Expenses $637,615 · Grants $314,833

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• FALLBROOK SENIOR CENTER

  $31,272

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• DISABLED SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL

  $29,543

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• CITY OF POWAY

  $21,418

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH

  $20,935

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• ED BROWN SENIOR CENTER OF RANCHO BERNARDO

  $19,300

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO

  $17,500

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• DEL MAR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

  $16,500

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• LAWRENCE FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

  $15,000

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• LA JOLLA COMMUNITY CENTER

  $14,500

  GENERAL SUPPORT

• SERVING SENIORS

  $13,950

  GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

25 September 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202432709349300518

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